Rotary receiver and packer



4 WITNESSy y 16, 1933- H. B. ROGERS 1,908,791

ROTARY RECEIVER AND PACKER Filed April 19, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR HBRo yer- BY ATTORNEY May 16, 1 H. B. ROGERS ROTARY RECEIVER AND PACKER Filed April 19, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTQRNEY Unease s1:

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Patented May 16,, 1933 Parana armor. I,

HORACE: 3-1BOGERS, OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA ROTARY RECEIVER-AND TRACKER Application filed A ril 19,

' This invention-relates toarotary receiver a-11'dpaelieiu Y -'An object of the invention'is the provision of a device adapted toberotated at the end of a combined traveling carrier and washing device for supporting a series of packing containers which may be movedas desired beneath "the end of-th'e traveling carrier for receiving materials discharged from the end of the carrier, means being employed-between the containers to prevent the materials from ifalling'betweensaid containers.

A further object of the invention is the provisionof a device for positively applying materials whichare discharged from a traveling conveyor directly to packing containers arranged in concentric circleswithin a basket carrier mounted for rotation atthe end of p 'the traveling carrier, boxes conforming to the shape of the space between the containers b'eing' located within-the spaces between the container and being provided with a screen at the upper end to prevent materials falling be- :tween the spaces while permitting moisture to drain a-way from the materials.

This invention will be best understood :from a consideration "of the following detailed descriptiom'in view of the accompany- :ing drawings forming a part of'the specificartion; nevertheless, it is tobe understood that the invention is not confined to the disclosure, being susceptible of such changes and' mo'difications which'shall' define no material depar- 'tu're from the salient features of the invention asxlpressed in the-appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a longitudinal-side View of the device g constructed J11 accordance with the Figure 2=is a plan view of the rota-ry receiver-and packer device, -Figure 3 is a section'taken alongthe line f3-3of;Figure 1,and Figure a is a vertical section the dine 4-4 of Figure 2.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 1 of .the drawings, it will be seen that the ter- .minal portion of -a=washing device is disclosed and includes horizontally disposed beams and supporting standards '11.

taken along 'the materials.

*ria'lson the traveling carrier 30.

1932. Serial no.-eoe,215.

their outer ends are supported "by legs 23 while the beams are'supported byfpo'stsr 24: through a transverse bar 25 which is'secured to the upper ends of theposts 24- The rotary receiver is shown'ascylindrical but it may be of any shape suitable "for'the purpose i/Vhile the sidewalls and'b'ottom are shown as made solid it willbe appreciated that anopen frame workmaybe used.

Anendless traveling carrier 30 moves over the beams 20 and 21 and is trained on'the wheel 12. The opposite-end'ofthe traveling carrier islno't shown'but is driven by means of a wheel'or-roller of well known construction. Thetraveling carrier is made of a fine mesh material to prevent the material which is washed thereon from ',passin through while permitting the dirt'tobe discharged from thetraveling carrier and from A longitudinallydisposed pipe *35 is connected with a source of water under pressure I and to this pipe are connected transversely disposed perforated-pipes 86 which are supplied with water from thepipfe 3 5 and this water is sprayed continuously' on the mate- Whilethis' device is adapted "for use with anykind of materialswhich'areto bewashed it is particularly useful in the cleaning 'of spinach so that as the spinach is placed fup on the traveling carrier 30 an'd'is spra'yed' with p, water the dirt and other foreign mat'ter'is 490 washed-away and passes through the reticulatedcarrier 30. A certain amount 'of water, however, is carried totheend or beyond the wheels or rollers 1 2'andthis' watentogether withthe spinach or oth'er materia ls 'a-redischarged into the receiver 22.7 v

For'the purposes of illustration the receiver 22is shown as cylindrical and )I"0vided with a sidewall 40 anda baseil. The 0611- .o ter of the base is providedwith an aiile 42 receiver.

which is mounted in a bearing 43 carried by the floor 44. At spaced intervals hearing blocks 45 are provided carrying ball bearings or rollers 46 upon which the underface of the bottom 41 rests. The receiver by this construction may be manually revolved at any desired speed.

A plurality of baskets or containers 50 are placed in close association in a concentric circle adjacent the wall 40 of the receiver 22. A second series of baskets 51 are placed between the baskets 50 and the center of the tub. As the baskets are arranged in this manner it will be noted that there are spaces between the walls of the baskets in the two series of the baskets and filler blocks or boxes 53 are placed between the two rows of baskets and they are shaped to conform substantially to the shape of the space between the baskets. The spaces between the outer concentric circle of baskets and the wall 40 of the receiver 22 are filled with triangularly-shaped boxes 54. lvherenecessary a variation of the boxes 53 may be mad-e as shown at 55 and 56 in order to take care of irregular spaces between the baskets. The walls of the boxes are shaped to conform to the contour of the adjacent portions of the containers.

Each box has its upper end open but is covered by a piece of reticulated material or screen 60. The central portion of the box is hollow and has its bottom open so that as waterpasses through the screen 60 and enters the center of a box it will flow downwardly and pass through any opening 64 in the side wall of the box. The boxes 54 are also provided with openings 64 to permit the escape of water from said boxes. These boxes are also provided with a screen 60. It will be noted that the screen or wire fabricated members 60 are so arranged and extended beyond the side edges of the upper ends of the boxes.

The bottom 41 oft-he receiver 22 is provided with passages 65 through which water passes when it is being discharged from said It will be noted that a number of these openings or passages 65 are located beneath the containers 50 and 51.

The central space between the containers within the receiver 22 and substantially in the same horizontal plane with the tops of "the containers is provided with a covering spaced from the bottom 41and supported on said bottom by, posts 71-. The peripheral; portion of the covering is provided" with projections 7 2 which are fitted into the spaces between the inner portions of the containers. The covering 70 and the screens. 60 present a .complete surface to the incoming materials so that none of the materials will fall between the containers. v t

The covering 70 is provided with a plurality of passages 75 to permit water when present to fall to the bottom 41 and pass out through the opening 65..

The operation of my device is as follows:

within the receiver 22, as shown in Fig. 2 and the hollow boxes are placed within the spaces between the rows of baskets and the upper ends or the screen portions 60 of these boxes are located substantially in the same horizontal plane with the baskets and covering all of the spaces between the tops of the containers. As the traveling carrier 30 moves over the rollers 12 the materials or commodities pass over the same and fall downwardly into the receiver 22. Since the screens 60 at the tops of theboxes prevent the materials from falling between the containers a greater portion of the materials will fall into the containers while that part of the materials which falls on the screens may be scraped 0d the screen into the containers.

When the materials are wet the water which is carried over by the materials will pass through the screens 60 as the materials are discharged onto the screens and some of the water will pass through the c0ntainers50 and 51 and be discharged through the openings 75 and 65.

WVhile I have shown the containers in the form of baskets which are circular in cross section it will be appreciated that the containers may have any suitable shape or cross sectional area. Therefore, the cross sectional area of the boxes and theshapes of the screens 60 will be varied accordingly. It is also possible to provide a lid for the rotary receiver and packer which will have openings cut thereinto receive the containers and the walls of the openings may be provided with hooks or any well known means for retainingthe mouths of the sacks at the openings. In this manner the rotary receiver and packer may be employed for any kind of material which will be filled directly from the machines in various types of industries.- When the empty containers have been placed in the rotary receiver and packer and the screens placed in proper position, the conveyor is then started for carrying the materials to the end of the conveyor whence they are dumped intothe containers. The rotary receiver is then revolved, and this is being done continuously during the filling of the containers, so that the filled containers will reach points directly opposite the end of the conveyor where they may be removed and otherempty containers inserted into position. The screens and their supports are likewise placed in position with the renewal of the empty containers. It will be noted that the screens extend beyondthe edges of the support and are shaped to conform to the contour of the'containers. Supports are only supplied for those portions of the screen where there is any possibility of the screen dropping downwardly between larger spaces of the container. r

Where the conveyor is feeding materials in bulk and where washing has been dispensed with the screens may be replaced with sheet material minus the perforations.

I claim:

1. A basket filling device comprising a tub, means for rotatably mounting said tub, the tub being adapted to receive baskets, removable and individual means for filling each of the spaces between the baskets and having the upper ends substantially in the same plane with the tops of the baskets to prevent materials being fed into the baskets from falling between said baskets, and means for feeding materials into the baskets.

2. A basket filling device comprising a tub, means for rotatably mounting said tub, the tube adapted to receive baskets arranged in a predetermined order, means for filling the baskets with a material, hollow boxes filling the spaces between the baskets and having their upper open ends substantially in the same horizontal plane with the tops of the baskets, screens covering the open ends of the boxes for preventing the material from falling between the baskets while permitting moisture on the material to pass through the screens.

3. A basket filling device comprising a tub adapted to receive baskets, means for rotatably mounting said tub, means for filling the baskets with material which have been previously washed, hollow boxes filling the spaces between the baskets, the opposite ends of the boxes being open, one open end resting on the bottom of the tub, a screen covering the opposite end of each box and adapted to receive material which would otherwise fall between the baskets.

l. A basket filling device comprising a tub adapted to receive baskets, means for rotatably mounting said tub, means for filling the baskets with material which have been previously washed, hollow boxes filling the spaces between the baskets, the opposite ends of the boxes being open, one open end resting on the bottom of the tub, a screen covering the opposite end of each box and adapted to receive material which would otherwise fall between the baskets, the bottom of the tub being provided with openings to permit the escape of moisture therefrom.

5. A basket filling device comprising a circular tub adapted to receive baskets arranged in concentric rows, boxes having the opposite ends open and fitted within the spaces between the baskets in the concentric rows and within the spaces between the outer concentric row of baskets and the wall of the tub, said boxes having their upper and lower ends open, the upper open ends being in substantially the same horizontal plane with the tops of the baskets, a screen covering the upper end of each box, and means for supplying the baskets with materials to be housed there- 6. A basket filling device comprising a circular tub adapted to receive baskets arranged in concentric rows, boxes having the opposite ends open and fitted within the spaces between the baskets in the concentric rows and within the spaces between the outer concentrio row of baskets and the wall of the tub, said boxes having their upper and lower ends open, the upper open ends being in substantially the same horizontal plane with the tops of the baskets, a screen covering the upper end of each box, means for supplying the baskets with materials to be housed therein, the lower portions of the boxes having openings to permit the escape of water therefrom to the tub, the bottom of the tub being provided with discharge openings for the Water.

HORACE B. ROGERS. 

